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Teams Video call Custom Backgrounds - Release date?
Hi, Is there a release date for Teams custom backgrounds for use on video calls? It was announced earlier this year with a release date of "later this year" but I've seen nothing more concret...
- Not currently. It was demoed as early back as March 2019 so there are a lot of asks for it
The guys at Regarding 365 recently did an update on it which may be worth watching
https://regarding365.com/365-unplugged-custom-backgrounds-in-microsoft-teams-91ac5cc44668
Would recommend keeping an eye on the Microsoft 365 roadmap, as well as Teams Uservoice.
Hope that answers your question
Best, Chris
fingers-crossed! massive jump in demand for Teams, and my users are also looking at other options like Zoom - which does have some very nice features like the grid-view of videos... it feels like the Teams app does not handle video in an industry-standard way, compared to products like Zoom or AdobeConnect.
I was on a call with a Microsoft person and he had it (but not everyone in MS does). So it's at least released in their tenant somewhere!
